In the summer of 1998, award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich found himself the unwitting -- but doting -- foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep. Good-natured, spirited Peep drew Heinrich into her world -- one he found to be filled with as much color and drama as that of her human counterparts.
And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, Heinrich set out to observe and understand the travails and triumphs of the Canada geese, or honkers, living in the beaver bog adjacent to his rural Vermont home. His presence in the bog, at all hours, in all weather, became as commonplace as that of the local beavers and birds. The resident geese learned that Heinrich could be trusted, enabling him to watch and record their daily routines from up close.
Heated battles over territory, mysterious nest raids, jealousy over a lover's inattention, all are recounted here in an engaging, anecdotal narrative that sheds light on how geese live and why they behave as they do. Far from staid or predictable, the lives of geese are packed with adventure and full of surprises.
In The Geese of Beaver Bog, Heinrich takes his readers through mud, icy waters, and overgrown sedge hummocks into a seemingly impenetrable world. He does so with deft insight, respectful modesty, and infectious good humor. Illustrated throughout with Heinrich's trademark sketches and featuring beautiful four-color photographs, The Geese of Beaver Bog is part love story, part science experiment, and wholly delightful.

The Geese of Beaver Bog

History

Bernd Heinrich

Americas

Ecco

A detailed investigation into the feeding behavior of ravens during four winters in Maine comes to several amazing conclusions

Ravens in Winter

Literature & Fiction

Humor & Satire

Summit Books

Winter World: The ingenuity of Animal Survival

Harpercollins

"When award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich became the unwitting - but doting - foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep, he was drawn into her world. And so, with a scientist"s training and a nature lover"s boundless enthusiasm, he set out to understand the travails and triumphs of the Canada geese living in the beaver bog adjacent to his home. In The Geese of Beaver Bog, Heinrich takes his readers through mud, icy waters, and overgrown sedge hummocks to unravel the mysteries behind heated battles, suspicious nest raids, jealous outbursts, and more. With deft insight and infectious good humor, he sheds light on how geese live and why they behave as they do. Far from staid or predictable, the lives of geese are packed with adventure and full of surprises. Illustrated throughout with Heinrich"s trademark sketches and featuring beautiful four-color photographs, The Geese of Beaver Bog is part love story, part science experiment, and wholly delightful."-Amazon Book Description

HarperCollin Publishers

The surprising, rich life of tree swallows in nesting season is delightfully explored by the acclaimed, award-winning naturalist Bernd Heinrich. Heinrich is sparked one early spring day by a question: Why does a pair of swallows in a nest box close to his Maine cabin show an unvarying preference for white feathers--not easily available nearby--as nest lining? He notices, too, the extreme aggressiveness of "his" swallows toward some other swallows of their own kind. And he wonders, given swallows' reputation for feistiness, at the extraordinary tameness and close contact he experiences with his nesting birds. From the author of the beloved books Ravens in Winter and A Naturalist at Large comes this richly engaging view of the lives of wild birds that, as always with Heinrich, yields "marvelous, mind-altering" insight and discoveries (Los Angeles Times).

White Feathers: The Nesting Lives of Tree Swallows

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

HarperCollins and Blackstone Publishing

An award-winning, much-loved biologist turns his gaze on himself, using his long-distance running to illuminate the changes to a human body over a lifetime Part memoir, part scientific investigation,&nbsp;Racing the Clock&nbsp;is the book biologist and natural historian Bernd Heinrich has been waiting his entire life to write. A dedicated and accomplished marathon (and ultra-marathon) runner who won his first marathon at age thirty-nine, Heinrich looks deeply at running, aging, and the body, exploring the unresolved relationship between metabolism, diet, exercise, and age.&nbsp; Why do some bodies age differently than others? How much control do we have over that process and what effect, if any, does being active have? Bringing to bear research from his entire career and in the spirit of his classic&nbsp;Why We Run, Heinrich probes the questions of how we use energy and continue to adapt to our mutable surroundings and circumstances. Beyond that, he examines how our bodies change while we age but also how we can work with, if not overcome, many of these changes--and what all this tells us about evolution and the mechanisms of life, health, and happiness. Racing the Clock&nbsp;offers fascinating and surprising conclusions, all while bringing the reader along on Heinrich's compelling journey to what he says will be his final race--a fifty-kilometer race at age eighty.&nbsp;

Racing the Clock: A Running Life with Nature

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

HarperCollins B and Blackstone Publishing

In this book, the biologist, illustrator and award-winning writer Bernd Heinrich explores the winter woods and is full of interest to the endless creativity of animals. The book shows his endless fascination with nature.

Winter World (Chinese Edition)

Reference

Shanghai Scientific and Technological Education Publishing House

Corvi d'inverno

Ricca

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